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Australia

Australia. Geographic and Economic Influences. Australia Trivia. Australia is the largest inhabited island, but it is the smallest and least populated continent in the world. It is also the flattest and driest continent. Australia has more than 150 million sheep and only 20 million people.

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Australia

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  1. Australia Geographic and Economic Influences

  2. Australia Trivia • Australia is the largest inhabited island, but it is the smallest and least populated continent in the world. It is also the flattest and driest continent. • Australia has more than 150 million sheep and only 20 million people. • The Tasmanian devil, a meat-eating marsupial (from the kangaroo family), lives in Australia. • Forty types of kangaroos and wallabies live in Australia • January 26 is Australia Day, celebrating the first arrival of the ships filled with convict “settlers”. • Australia’s first policemen were a group of a dozen of the best – behaved convicts. • Kangaroos are like camels: They don’t need much water. In fact, they can survive months without taking a drink!

  3. Australia Trivia

  4. Australia’s Exports • Coal • Iron ore • Gold • Meat • Wheat • Aluminum • Wool • machinery

  5. Australia’s Trading Partners • Australia sells its products to many other countries. Japan buys the most goods from Australia, while New Zealand buys the least. • Japan 19.1% • China 14.3% • South Korea 8% • India 5.9% • U.S. 5.8% • New Zealand 5.2%

  6. Australia’s Imports • Computers and office machines • Oil • Telecommunication equipment • Machinery

  7. Did you know? • Australia produces almost all of its own food on the island. Food is not a major import – because it does not need to be. Local farmers produce dairy, poultry, beef, vegetables, and wheat, right on the island!

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